Industry Standards Speed Up Market Acceptance
New technology and product certification have an interesting relationship in the world of plumbing. We all understand the inherent risks in new technologies —...
Lessons We’ve Learned
Greetings to you all! What is new in your place of the world? As you start to read through this “New Technology” issue of...
Your Voice Can Save a Life
I hope this edition of the Working Pressure finds you and your loved ones doing well. While writing this message, around 50 experts from...
ASSE and the Fire Protection Industry
This issue of Working Pressure magazine is focused on fire protection. ASSE International is getting more involved with the fire protection industry through the...
Lead in Water
Over the past several years, there are two things that have become very evident regarding lead in our drinking water: first, lead is very...
cASSE Seal for U.S. and Canada
ASSE International is proud to announce the registration of its trademarked cASSE seal for Canada. ASSE is accredited by both the American National Standards...
How Chemical Dispensing Equipment Works
Chemical dispensing equipment, as defined in ANSI/CAN/ASSE/IAPMO 1055-2020, Performance Requirements for Chemical Dispensers with Integral Backflow Protection, consists of several independently operating components with...
3” Watts Model 007DCDA
Question:
I have a 3” Watts Model 007DCDA that needs to be serviced. I want to replace the check valve discs. Can you go over...
Ten Questions With … Chuck McKnight
In each issue of Working Pressure, we ask 10 questions to a training coordinator or instructor of an ASSE-approved training provider. Some questions are...
Backflow and Fire Protection Quiz
According to the ASSE International Plumbing Dictionary, working pressure is the maximum pressure in a water piping system allowable under normal working conditions. Likewise,...